Fraser Point is a point between Marr Bay and

Mackintosh Cove Mackintosh Cove () is a cove immediately southeast of Fraser Point along the north coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. It was charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under William S. Bruce, and was ...

on the north coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands of

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. It was mapped by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition in 1903, and in 1912–13 by Captain Petter Sorlle. It was remapped in 1933 by

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personnel on the '' Discovery II'' who named it for

Francis C. Fraser Francis Charles Fraser (16 June 1903 - 21 October 1978) was a Scottish zoologist, one of the world's leading authorities on cetacea (whales and dolphins). He worked at the British Museum (Natural History) from 1933 to 1969. Life He was born at ...

Important Bird Area

A 36 ha site, comprising the ice-free land to the south of the headland, including the eastern shore of Marr Bay and western shore of

, has been identified as an

Important Bird Area An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations. IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Int ...

(IBA) by

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because it supports a large breeding colony of about 11,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.

References

Laurie Island Headlands of the South Orkney Islands Important Bird Areas of Antarctica Penguin colonies {{SouthOrkneys-geo-stub